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Billesdon
Sign in to saveBillesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. It is just off the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. The Billesdon bypass opened in October 1986. Nearby places include Houghton on the Hill, Skeffington, Tilton on the Hill, and Gaulby. The Billesdon Brook flows through the village.
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Place details
- Locality
- Harborough
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 901
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Billesdon
- UK place.static_image_name
- Billesdon in 2008.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Village green and market cross
- UK place.map_type
- Leicestershire
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK718028
- UK place.population
- 901
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.shire_district
- Harborough
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Rutland & Melton
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Harborough
- Population
- +745
- Area
- +868.39
- Image
- Billesdon in 2008.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Amenities
- The parish church, and religious nonconformity
- Non-conformity
- References
- External links
Billesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. It is just off the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. The Billesdon bypass opened in October 1986. Nearby places include Houghton on the Hill, Skeffington, Tilton on the Hill, and Gaulby. The Billesdon Brook flows through the village.
Billesdon was formerly the seat of Billesdon Rural District, which was merged into the Harborough district in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.